Impromptu Round Topics

W.W.W. – Words of Wisdom from Washington

• "A lie doesn't become truth, wrong doesn't become right, and evil doesn't become good, just because it's accepted by a majority."

Virginia Is for Lovers

• The Shenandoah Valley: How the specific geography of a region inevitably shapes its cultural, political, and economic identity.

The Declarations of Thomas Jefferson

• "I prefer dangerous freedom over peaceful slavery."

Sun Tzu’s The Art of War

• "Victorious warriors win first and then go to war, while defeated warriors go to war first and then seek to win."

Poetic Perfection: Dr. Maya Angelou

• "Prejudice is a burden that confuses the past, threatens the future and renders the present inaccessible."

Old and Faithful: Landmarks and Monuments

• Does the modern obsession with photographing a historical landmark diminish our ability to actually feel its historical weight?

Being Animated: Animation Through the Years

• The moral complexity of modern animation villains compared to the black-and-white morality of the Golden Age.